Prefers open water for feeding and - like all phalaropes - "spins" as it feeds.
Compare with the Wilson's Phalarope, another valley visitor.
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Migratory visitor to the Imperial Valley's
Salton Sea, this winter traveler winters in South American waters.
Prefers open water for feeding and - like all phalaropes - "spins" as it feeds. Compare with the Wilson's Phalarope, another valley visitor. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Red-Necked Phalarope
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
A Mono Lake Story - "The Phalarope" is a nice tale written by David Carle, a park ranger at California's Mono Lake where phalaropes gather every summer.
Fetlar Phalaropes - I had been looking for an appropriate British Isles web site that I could link to my site for some time. This one is about the Shetland Islands and includes the largest breeding population of Red-necked Phalaropes in the UK. Great photos of this and other species.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us